Elephante Blanche by Bijou O’Keefe

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  • Venezuela

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    I was reading an article in the New Yorker about the crazy politics happening in Venezuela. Maria Corina Machado is poised to become President, running on an agenda of democracy. She received the Nobel and handed it to Trump in a gesture meant (I gather) to placate his desire for the prize and get U.S.…

  • Baby, it’s cold outside

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    Made it to the eye doctor today. I had set up rides from Paratransit, which allow a 25 minute window. You wait for their van on the sidewalk at the earliest point of the window. OK, it’s only 69%, however the wind is 20 mph, I’m waiting in the shade with no place to sit.…

  • Nothing is ‘new’

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    A professor I had for choreography once told the class we should not approach making dances as if we were inventing the wheel. Every movement phrase has an origin someplace. Where originality comes in is how a turn or lift is combined with music, timing, pause or silence. The possibilities are endless. The idea is…

  • a Beautiful Day in my Neighborhood

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    ‘forever wars’ aside, it was a Beautiful Day in my Neighborhood because I watched the Mister Rogers remake with Tom Hanks. Touching, feel-good and a bit of a tear jerker. Tom Hanks is the kind of actor that is a good fit for a spiritual activist like Fred Rogers. So, that was a definite mood…

  • Mysteries of Bureaucracy

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    There must be a pamphlet that connects the DMV and Social Security. Something like “Robert’s Rules of Order”. Because their systems are eerily similar, in my experience. Consider this: you enter the room, you are checked by guards to make sure you have no weapons, you take a number after entering your ID info, you…

  • Spain wins!

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    The World Cup in Soccer/football. I am among those who jump on the bandwagon at the last minute. Even so, it was thrilling to watch. One point. That was the only point in the whole match. What a happy, ectastic moment for the Spanish team. I imagine Lourdes in San Sebastián with her friends cheering.…

  • Vision

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    I received the post card for the July 26th SF Marathon. The print is small. Unlike Bay to Breakers, which is a direct line across the city, the Marathon wraps around. Starting at the Embarcadero, (I’m using a magnifying glass) the route traces the waterfront to the Golden Gate Bridge, then cuts south on 25th…

  • 27 Nights – anti agist film

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    I had a day today that made me question if not my sanity, then why are public institutions so cumbersome? So, I was ready to relax with a dandy salad, a cup of tea and this film on Netflix, “27 Nights”. Set in Argentina, an 83 year old wealthy woman is incarcerated in a mental…

  • Welcome back, self

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    The online Tango has come to a pleasant conclusion. I am celebrating having things be the way they were before my server quit. How rude! At any rate, new and better server stepped in and now it’s full swing. Once back online, I deleted emails that had piled up. How quickly that happens! No, I…

  • Tenaciousness wins!

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    It took 3 and a half hours, BUT after my new router for handy things like Netflix and this website, it was successfully made active.  I am 100% certain I couldn’t have figured it out solo.  I called T-Mobile help line and I am sorry I didn’t get the name of the woman who stuck…